Models of Inquiry
Readings
Wisdom, Moderation and Elenchus in Plato’s “Apology”
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Encountering Socrates in “The Apology”, by James Tucker
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Philosophy as an Art of Dying by Costica Bradatan
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Citizenship and Socrates in Plato’s “Crito” by Michael J. Rosano
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“The Arguments I Seem to Hear”: Argument and Irony in the “Crito” by Mitchell Miller
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Plato’s “Crito” As a Defense of Critical Inquiry by Steven M. DeLue
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Encountering Socrates in “The Apology”, by James Tucker
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Philosophy as an Art of Dying by Costica Bradatan
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Citizenship and Socrates in Plato’s “Crito” by Michael J. Rosano
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“The Arguments I Seem to Hear”: Argument and Irony in the “Crito” by Mitchell Miller
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Plato’s “Crito” As a Defense of Critical Inquiry by Steven M. DeLue
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Assignments
Contemporary Socrates
This assignment asks you to compare a real life individual to Socrates.
(1) Begin with a brief character sketch of Socrates. What kind of person do you think Socrates was? Imagine that you have to both defend and condemn his character.
(2) Locate a video clip of a contemporary individual, a real person or a character, who bears similarities to Socrates.
(3) Following the Ideas for Class guidelines located on SPARK, write a discussion of your Contemporary Socrates selection. Use ideas and brief quotes from the “Apology” to explain how this person represents aspects of Socrates’ thinking. Be sure to explain how the video clip illustrates the similarities to Socrates.
-Submitted by Susan McKenna
This assignment asks you to compare a real life individual to Socrates.
(1) Begin with a brief character sketch of Socrates. What kind of person do you think Socrates was? Imagine that you have to both defend and condemn his character.
(2) Locate a video clip of a contemporary individual, a real person or a character, who bears similarities to Socrates.
(3) Following the Ideas for Class guidelines located on SPARK, write a discussion of your Contemporary Socrates selection. Use ideas and brief quotes from the “Apology” to explain how this person represents aspects of Socrates’ thinking. Be sure to explain how the video clip illustrates the similarities to Socrates.
-Submitted by Susan McKenna